Section 26
of Railways Tariff Book Rules 1979
Section 26
Without prejudice to the generality of rule 22, vehicles are transported under owner’s risk conditions of carriage.
(b)
No benzene, etc., other than a reasonable quantity contained in the tank of the vehicle, the filler cap of which must be secured, may be carried in or on the wagon with the vehicle. The fuel supply must also, where possible, be turned off, to minimise the possibility of leakage.
(c)
Spare benzene, etc., must be contained in properly stoppered cans or drums and consigned separately from the vehicle. The ordinary tariff charges will apply to spare benzene, etc., contained in cans or drums which may, if the consignor required, be placed in charge of the guard of the train.
(d)
Accessories, fittings, equipment, etc., including not more than two spare tyres, of the vehicle should be securely fixed or locked thereon or consigned separately. The Railway Department will accept no liability for such accessories, fittings, equipment, tyres, etc., unless they are securely packed in cases and a receipt given for them.
(e)
The responsibility of the Railway Department for the loss, destruction or deterioration of motor or other vehicles delivered to the Railway Department for the purpose of being transported shall not extend to the payment, in respect of any one vehicle, of any sum in excess of the following limits, that is to say –
(i)
in the case of a traction engine or motor vehicle of a kind not herein otherwise specifically referred to … 6,000
(ii)
in the case of a motor bicycle or motor tricycle … 600
(iii)
in the case of a coach, carriage, or gharri not being a motor vehicle … 600
(iv)
in the case of other vehicles … 120
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unless the person sending or delivering the vehicle to the Railway Department caused it to be declared, or declared it, at the time of its delivery for transport to be of a higher value and paid the Railway Department an additional charge in respect of the increased liability at the rate of two per cent of the difference between the Railway Department’s liability and the declared value subject to a minimum charge of ten ringgit.
(f)
If the person declines to pay the prescribed increased liability charge the Railway official concerned will endorse and sign the Consignment Note and Railway receipt to this effect.
Goods falsely described or wrongly addressed.